What can I plant with Epimedium?

For summer color, hardy geraniums (Geranium species) marry well with Epimedium, especially clump-forming ones that don’t spread aggressively, like the new blue-violet hybrid ROZANNE. Cultivars of toad lily (Tricyrtis species), with their weirdly wonderful flowers, are welcome for late summer.

How do you care for Epimedium?

Plant in moist but well-drained neutral to slightly acidic soil. Epimediums do not like heavy soil that is soggy or holds water. Loosen the soil in a dry or rocky site as best you can and work some compost or well-rotted leaf mold into the planting hole. Space the plants about a foot apart.

Should Epimedium be cut back?

Many epimedium varieties are semi-evergreen and will keep their leaves through the winter months, which protects the crown of the plant. But by springtime, the leaves will be looking a bit tatty. For the best foliage display, cut back these old leaves before the flowers appear.

Is Epimedium native to us?

No Epimedium species are native to North America. They are native to China, Asia and Europe.

Do epimediums spread?

Evergreen epimediums make excellent spreading groundcover in a border around and below other trees and shrubs. Taller growing species naturalise well in a woodland context where they provide a fine show in spring. Smaller growing and deciduous forms look good in a rockery or smaller border.

When can I remove epimedium leaves?

The best month to cut back epimedium is in February, when old stems and leaves can be sheared back without removing new flower buds. Blossoms appear commonly in the spring. Removing foliage just before vigorous spring growth also will allow this ground cover plant to recover from the pruning stress.

When can I remove Epimedium leaves?

Do you cut back Epimedium in the fall?

The main reason to remove foliage is to focus attention on the new flowers emerging from the center of the plant. However, Roy reports, “In some gardens they get botrytis quite badly and look terrible by the end of fall and it’s a good idea to cut down the foliage to keep the inoculum down.

Where is Epimedium native to?

China
ANSWER: No Epimedium species are native to North America. They are native to China, Asia and Europe.

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